critical9.8

CVE-2026-40920

Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0.

Impact

Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Apache	Ranger	before 2.9.0

Weakness classification

CWE-20 CWE-269 CWE-287

References

NVD record
CVE.org record
https://lists.apache.org/thread/zh92fob9gqp196rvz3x9t0d2fnq9g27d
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/09/4